31Abandoned or unattended gear

31 Abandoned or unattended gear (1) A person must not abandon a net, fish-trap, fixed fish-trap, line or pot. (2) A person is taken not to have abandoned fishing gear that is left unattended if: (a) in the case of gear which may be used for the purposes of amateur fishing, it is left in a place where it is not capable or will not become capable of taking fish or aquatic life; or (b) in the case of gear which may be used only under a licence, it is secured at an approved location or, if it is net, in accordance with regulation 33. (3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to the holder of a Mud Crab Fishery licence who abandons a pot in water.